A connector includes an enclosure and a body. The enclosure includes a top plate and a side plate perpendicularly connected to the top plate. The side plate has a second side edge substantially perpendicular to the top plate. The body is received in the enclosure and includes a sidewall. The sidewall abuts the side plate and is substantially parallel to the side plate. The sidewall includes a first part and a second part, and the second part defines a first mounting hole. The top plate abuts the body. A mounting piece extends from the top plate; the first part of the sidewall is in a first side of the side edge and covered by the side plate. The second part of the sidewall is in a second side opposite to the first side and exposed out of the side plate. The mounting piece is engaged in the first mounting hole.
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19. A connector, comprising:
an enclosure comprising a top plate and a side plate perpendicularly connected to the top plate, and the side plate comprising a second side edge substantially perpendicular to the top plate; and
a body received in the enclosure and comprising a sidewall, the sidewall abutting the side plate and being substantially parallel to the side plate, and the sidewall comprising a first part and a second part; and the second part defining a first mounting hole;
wherein the top plate abuts the body, and a mounting piece extends from the top plate; the first part of the sidewall is located in a first side of the side edge and covered by the side plate, and the second part of the sidewall is located in a second side of the side edge opposite to the first side and exposed out of the side plate; and the mounting piece is engaged in the first mounting hole; a resilient piece extends from the side plate, the first part of the sidewall defines a positioning hole, and the resilient piece is engaged in the positioning hole.
1. A connector, comprising:
an enclosure comprising a top plate and a side plate perpendicularly connected to the top plate, and the side plate comprising a second side edge substantially perpendicular to the top plate;
a body received in the enclosure and comprising a base and a sidewall located on the base, the sidewall abutting the side plate and being substantially parallel to the side plate, and the sidewall comprising a first part and a second part; and the second part defining a first mounting hole; and
a first circuit board secured to the base;
wherein the top plate abuts the body, and a mounting piece and a flange extend from two adjacent edges of the top plate; the first part of the sidewall is located in a first side of the second side edge and covered by the side plate, and the second part of the sidewall is located in a second side of the second side edge opposite to the first side and exposed out of the side plate; the mounting piece is engaged in the first mounting hole; and the flange is electronically connected to a ground wire of the first circuit board.
10. A connector, comprising:
an enclosure comprising a top plate and a side plate perpendicularly connected to the top plate, the top plate comprising a first side edge and a third side edge, and the side plate comprising a second side edge substantially perpendicular to the third side edge;
a body received in the enclosure and comprising a sidewall and rear wall substantially perpendicular to the sidewall, the sidewall abutting the side plate and being substantially parallel to the side plate, and the sidewall comprising a first part and a second part; and the second part defining a first mounting hole; and
a first circuit board located beside the rear wall;
wherein the top plate abuts the body, and a mounting piece extends from the third side edge; the first part of the sidewall is located in a first side of the second side edge and covered by the side plate, and the second part of the sidewall is located in a second side of the second side edge opposite to the first side and exposed out of the side plate; and the mounting piece is engaged in the first mounting hole; the top wall is electronically connected to a first ground wire of the first circuit board, and the sidewall is adapted to be electronically connected to a second ground wire of a second circuit board.
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1. Technical Field
The present disclosure relates to connectors, and particularly to a connector used in an electronic device.
2. Description of Related Art
Many electronic devices, such as computers, need a plurality of connectors. The connectors may be, for example, USB connectors, or A-jack connectors. The connector may include a body and a metallic enclosure. The metallic enclosure entirely surrounds the body and may include a front plate and a rear plate secured to the front plate. The rear plate may be connected to a ground wire of the body, the front plate may be connected to a ground wire of a circuit board of the electronic device, and the connector may be connected to the ground. However, the metallic enclosure may be easily disengaged from the body. Therefore, an improved connector for electronic devices may be desired.
Many aspects of the embodiments can be better understood with references to the following drawings. The components in the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale, the emphasis instead being placed upon clearly illustrating the principles of the embodiments. Moreover, in the drawings, like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.
The disclosure is illustrated by way of example and not by way of limitation in the figures of the accompanying drawings in which like references indicate similar elements. It should be noted that references to “an” or “one” embodiment in this disclosure are not necessarily to the same embodiment, and such references mean at least one.
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The enclosure 10 includes a top plate 11, a front plate 12, and two side plates 13. The two side plates 13 are opposite to each other. In one embodiment, the top plate 11 is substantially perpendicular to the front plate 12 and the two side plates 13, and the front plate 12 is substantially perpendicular to the two side plates 13. The top plate 11 includes a first side edge 110. The first side edge 110 is substantially parallel to the front plate 12. A flange 111 extends perpendicularly from the first side edge 110 and is substantially parallel to the front plate 12. Each of the two side plates 13 includes a second side edge 130. The second side edge 130 is substantially parallel to the front plate 12 and perpendicular to the first side edge 110. A distance between the first side edge 110 and the front plate 12 is greater than between the second side edge 130 and the front plate 12. A third side edge 115 is connected to the first side edge 110 and the second side edge 130. The third side edge 115 is substantially perpendicular to the first side edge 110 and the second side edge 130. A first mounting piece 113 extends from the third side edge 115, and the first mounting piece 113 is substantially “L” shaped. Two second mounting pieces 131 extend from the second side edge 130 and are substantially “L” shaped. An inserting piece 133 extends from a bottom edge of each of the two side plates 13. Two resilient pieces 135 extend from each of the two side plates 13 towards each other. An opening 136 is defined between the second side edge 130 and the third side edge 115. The first mounting piece 113 and each of the two second mounting pieces 131 extend into the opening 136. The front plate 12 defines a first opening 121 and two second openings 123. In one embodiment, a network cable is run through the first opening 121, and USB cables are respectively run through the two second openings 123.
The body 20 includes a top wall 23, two sidewalls 25, a rear wall 26, a base 27, and a first circuit board 28. The two sidewalls 25, the rear wall 26, and the first circuit board 28 are located on the base 27. In one embodiment, the top wall 23 is substantially parallel to the base 27, the two sidewalls 25 and the rear wall 26 are substantially perpendicular to the base 27, and the first circuit board 28 is substantially parallel to the rear wall 26. The first circuit board 28 is located in a corner between the base 27 and the rear wall 26. Each of the two sidewalls 25 defines a first mounting hole 251, two second mounting holes 253 and two positioning holes 255. The first mounting hole 251 corresponds to the first mounting piece 113. The two second mounting holes 253 correspond to the two second mounting pieces 131. The two positioning holes 255 correspond to the two resilient pieces 135. The body 20 defines a first connecting portion 21 and two second connecting portions 22. In one embodiment, the first connecting portion 21 is configured for connecting to the network cable, and the two second connecting portions 22 are configured for connecting to the two USB cables.
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The connector is connected to a second circuit board 30. The second circuit board 30 defines two connecting holes 31. The inserting piece 133 is inserted into each of the two connecting holes 31 and electronically connected to a ground wire of the second circuit board 30 by soldering.
It is to be understood, however, that even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the embodiments have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and function of the embodiments, the disclosure is illustrative only, and changes may be made in detail, especially in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of the invention to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.
Chen, Yun-Lung, Du, Quan-Guang, Su, Gang
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